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David Goodis

David Goodis (1917-1967) was an American writer known for his noir fiction novels. He was raised in a Philadelphia home that supported his aspirations of becoming a writer. After a brief period at the University of Indiana, David returned to Philadelphia to obtain a journalism degree in 1937. He published his first novel, Retreat from Oblivion, in 1939. Below is a list of David Goodis’s books in the order of their original release:

David Goodis became a published novelist in 1939 with the novel Retreat from Oblivion. Below is a list of David Goodis's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Retreat from Oblivion (1939) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dark Passage (1946) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Behold This Woman (1947) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nightfall/Missing Believed Murdered / The Dark Chase / Convicted (1947) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Of Missing Persons (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cassidy's Girl (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Of Tender Sin (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Street of the Lost (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Burglar (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Moon in the Gutter (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Black Friday (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Blonde on the Street Corner (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Street of No Return (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wounded and the Slain (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Down There/Shoot the Piano Player (1956) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fire in the Flesh (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Night Squad (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Somebody's Done For (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dames, Booze, Guns & Gumshoes (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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